Harvard Sued by Justice Department Over Alleged Antisemitism on Campus March 23, 2026 By Janet Lorin and Zoe Tillman The Justice Department sued Harvard University for allegedly violating Jewish students’ civil rights in the Trump administration’s latest attack on...
Lawsuit Alleging Environmental Racism in Louisiana Parish Allowed to Proceed April 11, 2025 By Jack Brook A civil rights lawsuit alleging a south Louisiana parish engaged in racist land-use policies by placing polluting industries in majority-Black...
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Minnesota Trooper in Fatal Shooting of Black Man November 1, 2024 A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit against a white Minnesota state trooper who shot and killed a...
Court Reviews Civil Rights Lawsuit Alleging Environmental Racism in Louisiana Parish October 9, 2024 By Jack Brook NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appellate court is reviewing a civil rights lawsuit alleging a south Louisiana parish engaged...
Boston Man Hopes His Civil Rights Suit Bankrupts White Supremacist Group August 15, 2023 By Mark Pratt A Black teacher and musician who says members of a white nationalist hate group punched, kicked and beat him with...
Sesame Place to Train Workers on Diversity After $25M Lawsuit August 12, 2022 PHILADELPHIA (AP) —Sesame Place has announced the implementation of diversity and inclusion training for its employees following a $25 million...
Lawsuit: Death of Kansas Black Teen at Juvenile Center Foreshadowed June 15, 2022 By Roxana Hegeman The death of a Black teenager at a Kansas juvenile detention center was foreshadowed five years earlier by a state...
New Jersey Domestic Violence Victim Suing Prosecutor Over Being Named August 19, 2021 A New Jersey woman who killed her abusive ex-fiance can proceed with a lawsuit that claims her rights as a...
Louisville Agrees to Pay Breonna Taylor’s Family $12 Million, Enact Police Reforms September 16, 2020 By Fola Akinnibi Louisville, Kentucky agreed to pay the family of Breonna Taylor a $12 million settlement and enact a series of reforms...
Lawsuit: Tennessee City Violated Civil Rights in Disbanding Police Department July 30, 2019 A Tennessee city is accused of violating the civil rights of its police department when it abruptly disbanded the agency...